Ministry comprehends far more than preaching the word. It means training young men as Elijah trained Elisha, taking them from their ordinary duties, and giving them responsibilities to bear in God's work--small responsibilities at first, and larger ones as they gain strength and experience. There are in the ministry men of faith and prayer, men who can 223 say, "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; . . . that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you." 1 John 1:1-3. Young, inexperienced workers should be trained by actual labor in connection with these experienced servants of God. Thus they will learn how to bear burdens.

Forkyndergerningen omfatter langt mere end at prædike ordet. Den består i at uddanne unge mænd, ligesom Elias uddannede Elisa, tage dem fra deres almindelige arbejde og give dem et ansvar at røgte i Guds værk. Til at begynde med skal de blot bære små ansvar, men efterhånden som de får mere styrke og erfaring, bør byrderne forøges. Der findes troende og bedende mænd blandt ordets forkyndere mænd, som kan sige: "Det, der var fra begyndelsen, det, vi har hørt, det, I har set med vore egne øjne, det, vi skuede og vore egne hænder følte på, ja, om livets ord, ..... det I altså har set og hørt, forkynder vi også jer." 1Joh. 1,1-3. Unge, uerfarne mænd bør uddannes ved at arbejde sammen med disse erfarne Guds tjenere. Derved vil de lære at bære byrder.